Cost Control Engineer jobs in United States

Our Real Estate team in Dubai is working on a wide range of projects which could include Residential, Commercial, Healthcare, Hospitality, Leisure and Mixed-Use developments. Projects are primarily new build but could include fit out and refurbishment. This role is client facing within a professional and ambitious team where you will work on your own initiative but receive excellent support.

This role offers the opportunity to take the lead on commissions with a market leading client base and to develop a career with Turner & Townsend.

Senior Cost Managers lead commissions of varying types and sizes depending upon the complexity of the project. Our projects are generally of significant size and value.

• To perform the role of the Commission Manager taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery.
• To provide excellent service delivery to clients, gain their trust and enhance our reputation.
• To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service from pre-contract to handover.

• Detailed knowledge of and experience in the Real Estate / Property sector working for a professional cost consultancy.
• Experience of pre-contract services from feasibility through to tendering, measurement of building works for estimating, report writing and preparation of Bills of Quantities and tender documentation.
• Experience of different procurement methods: single stage, two stage and design and build preferred.
• Experience of post-contract services: interim applications, change management, variation, valuation and extension of time claims.
• Detailed experience of working with standard form contracts (FIDIC preferred) and administration of contract procedures.
• Demonstrable experience in client-facing roles, professional approach and confidence in presenting to clients, other consultants and project stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience in dealing with contractors and personnel with confidence and assurance.
• Report writing, estimate reports, cost reports, procurement reports and tender reports.

• Estimating and cost planning, including producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Production of full Bills of Quantities and tender documentation.
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the prequalification stage, producing the tender list, preparing preambles and preliminaries, tender queries, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents.
• Dealing effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change control processes where applicable.
• Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and ensuring timely and accurate cost checking and valuation.
• Producing pre-contract, post-contract and ad-hoc reports and presenting them to the client.
• Negotiating with contractors and agreeing final accounts.
• Interfacing with the client, contractors and other consultants at all project stages.
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team to deliver on all of the above accountabilities.

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar.
• MRICS
• Minimum 7 years experience in similar roles.
• Prior UAE experience is essential.
• Prior consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Knowledge of CostX preferred.
• Knowledge of BIM preferred.

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Employment Type : Full-time